English Explanatory Dictionary

variegated

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Streaked, spotted, or otherwise marked with a variety of color.
  2. Very colorful.
  3. Varied, heterogeneous, motley
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of variegate

Pronunciation

vârʹēəgā'tĭd /ˈvɛəɹi.əˌɡeɪtɪd/ /ˈvɛəɹɪˌɡeɪtɪd/ /ˈvɛ(ə)ɹi.əˌɡeɪtɪd/ /ˈvæɹ-/ en-us-variegated.ogg

Word forms

variegated more variegated most variegated

Etymology

From variegate + -ed.

Synonyms

patterned distinct marked motley multicolored polychromatic aurora-colored (US) / aurora-coloured colorful (US) / colourful colorific discolored [⇒ thesaurus] (US obsolete) / discoloured kaleidoscopic many-coloured multichromatic multicolor (US) / multicolour multicolored (US) / multicoloured multicolorous multihued particolored (US) / particoloured polychromate polychromed polyhued prismatic rainbow rainbow-colored (US) / rainbow-coloured tissued variegated

Related words

variegate

Derived words

variegated coffee bug variegated fairywren variegated horsetail variegated star macromolecule variegated tinamou
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